Beethoven's Missa Solemnis from Milan
Al Ryan reaches the climax of his week focused on performances of distinctive settings of the mass with Beethoven and he also casts an eye on festive chamber music from Belfast.
Al Ryan reaches the climax of his week focused on performances of distinctive settings of the church mass with one of Beethoven's greatest achievements - his Missa Solemnis - in a performance given in Milan by the Orchestra of La Scala and Fabio Luisi. Al also casts an eye on highlights from the recent international chamber music festival in Belfast bringing listeners music-making from trombonist Peter Moore and from the pianist Janeba Kannah-Mason.
Belfast International Chamber Music Festival:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 (‘Tempest’)
Janeba Kannah-Mason (piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Andrew Davies)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV. 582
Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davies (conductor)
Belfast International Chamber Music Festival:
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite (arr. trombone & piano)
Peter Moore (trombone)
Zeynep Özsuca (piano)
Henriëtte Bosmans
Cello Concerto No. 2
Gemma Rosefield (cello)
Âé¶¹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
George Vass (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Rosa Feola (soprano)
Elizabeth DeShong, (mezzo-soprano)
Sebastian Kohlhepp, (tenor)
Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass)
La Scala Chorus
Alberto Malazzi, (chorus master)
La Scala Orchestra
Fabio Luisi (conductor)
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